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I'm from Costa Rica!
It is a beautiful place, you should come here and check out the beaches on both the Pacific and Caribbean sides, and the mountain area up north. And the rain forest. And hot springs. And lakes.
And yes, we "ticos" have a reputation for being walking tourist offices.
It is a beautiful place, you should come here and check out the beaches on both the Pacific and Caribbean sides, and the mountain area up north. And the rain forest. And hot springs. And lakes.
And yes, we "ticos" have a reputation for being walking tourist offices.
Highest per capita income, and, back in the 90's (dunno if it's still true today), the highest percentage of children living in poverty. Thus school systems in Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport struggle while school systems only 3 miles away (in the urban ring or the 'burbs) thrive.
There's a movement afoot to get CT a state punk song (and perhaps to displace Yankee Doodle with a punk song that is the state song) -- you can read about it here.
It sounds like the song may suck.
I can't speak for the lack of Antarctic representation, but I did find out on another forum that many folks from the UK don't regularly call themselves "Europeans" that label being reserved for folks from "the continent". But that's just what I hear... I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm wrong!
I'm from the east coast of the US, the New Jersey 'burbs to be more specific.
why is Australia spelled Australasia?
and i wonder about the UK too, since everything else seems to be based on continent and not Country.
oh, and i'm from the United States, Chicago, IL to be exact.
and i wonder about the UK too, since everything else seems to be based on continent and not Country.
oh, and i'm from the United States, Chicago, IL to be exact.
I am from Connecticut, USA.
We are the 2nd smallest state in the US, and the 4th most densely populated. We have some of the highest taxes in the country and we have the highest per capita income and house value. The state capitol is Hartford, the City With Nothing to Do In It. Here are some facts to familiarize yourself with Connecticut.
State tree: White OakState bird American Robin
State flower: Mountain Laurel
State insect: European Mantis
State animal: Sperm Whale
State mineral: Garnet
State shellfish: Eastern Oyster
State fish: American Shad
State fossil: Eubrontes giganteus
State ship: USS Nautilus (SSN-571)
State flagship and tall ship ambassador: Freedom Schooner Amistad
State aircraft: F4U Corsair
State tartan:
State song: Yankee Doodle
State folk dance: Square dance
State cantata: The Nutmeg
State hero: Nathan Hale
State heroine: Prudence Crandall
State composer: Charles Edward Ives
State statues in Statuary Hall: Roger Sherman and Jonathan Trumbull[14]
State poet laureate: John Hollander
Connecticut State Troubadour: Pierce Campbell[15]
State composer laureate: Jacob Druckman
are you familiar with mianus, its located in greenwhich.
i live near joliet il, a suburb of chicago,
i don't know that i'd call Joliet a suburb of Chicago. there's a pretty good distance between the two.
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I'm from Costa Rica!
It is a beautiful place, you should come here and check out the beaches on both the Pacific and Caribbean sides, and the mountain area up north. And the rain forest. And hot springs. And lakes.
And yes, we "ticos" have a reputation for being walking tourist offices.
You got to be kidding me! I thought I was the only Costa Rican on these boards! Around where do you live?
Que tuanis mae jaja
The vast wasteland that is Mississippi, USA all of my life.
are you near biloxi/waveland, i have family that lives there
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